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HireRight is a global family of background screening companies. Its parent holding company is based in Irvine, California.
Acquisitions and mergers
Powerchex
On June 23, 2010, HireRight announced that it had acquired Powerchex, a UK-based pre-employment screening company specialising in the financial services sector in the City of London.[2] Powerchex was a full member of the UK chapter of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners or NAPBS,[3] and was started by Alexandra Kelly in 2005 who is the former managing director and owner of the company.
In October 2010, Powerchex was rebranded as HireRight.[4]
Both Powerchex and Kroll Background Screening (below) are now fully owned subsidiaries of HireRight.